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Actually Today we dont have any enemy in our region, but regarding the expansion of our military hardware, it should be in line with our economic perspective and threat. We want to make the important hardware just like cruise missile and fighter jets, so we dont make to many import that can suffer our trade account
So, we are quite patience to see C-705 being produce here in Indonesia, not only just assembling. It can be much cheaper if it is produced in Indonesia. And about the fighter....I think we should wait for KFX/IFX...and for the mean time, 34 F-16 and 16 Su-27/30 is enough (2016)....and maybe our military will buy another16 Su-35 if other South East Asian countries try to add 4,5 generation fighter like Typoon, F-15 SE or Rafale. But hundreds of import fighter is just wasting money, ...........Our military advances should be in line with our defense industry advances...If this can be happen....dont blame us if we become so aggressive again
As an Indonesian member i don't agree, "why" if you ask me?
Indonesia need more reliable and stronger military posture to defend her vast territories and their ever increasing trade lane in International water. Stronger military posture can be used as bargaining chips when you doing some diplomacy stuff with other countries and can be used as security guarantee for your people that your military can do their important task which is to guarding Indonesia Independence and National Interest abroad.
And like the Zarvan said, Indonesian Air Force is Quite Puny, lack in tech stuff and too small if we compare with other Air Forces such as Vietnam, Singapore, India, South Korea and Australia. And i think eight operational Jet Fighter Squadrons is still not enough to defends Indonesia vast territories.